The structure of thinking - Lists, Tree Diagrams & Mind Maps

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From Listing to Mind Mapping. Exploring the Mind Map as a very special Graphic Organiser giving clarity to thinking

The course explores the structure of thinking and usefulness and purpose of Graphic Organisers and in particular why Mind Mapping is a particularly useful graphical organiser technique for thought organisation and for getting clarity with thinking.

The course starts by looking at the downsides of creating large lists and how graphical organisers like the tree diagram can make lists more intelligible through organising information into linked hierarchies. A very primitive way to organise a list is with outlining (a feature available on most word processors) and I show how outlining is a half way step toward creating a tree diagram.

We then look at how the tree diagram can itself be reformatted into a radiant organiser and what benefits accrue from doing this. Then through the application of Buzan's principles for Mind Mapping, the course demonstrates how any radiant organiser can be transformed into a (proper) Mind Map.

The course is likely to be of interest to anyone interested to learn more about the structure of their thinking especially in the context of using Mind Mapping for this particular purpose

For those not familiar with Buzan's principles of Mind Mapping these principles are summarised in the last section of the course